Nebraska (or) Montana Seed 
Here is also top-quality seed. U.S. Veri- 
fied-Origin seed, too. As the different 
lots arrive: from their producing areas, 
each order on file here will be taken 
proper care of in the order received. 
Every buyer can have utmost confidence 
in the seed he will receive. Everyone 
knows the high value of alfalfa seed from 
these sources. It, too, is dependable, 
hardy seed that can be relied on by Hoff- 
man customers throughout these Eastern 
and Northern areas. See Price List. 
Hardy Alfalfa Seed Certain 
Each order is assured hardy, depend- 
able seed from the best sources possi- 
ble. Some Southwestern seed was pro- 
duced, but is not at all desirable for 
Hoffman patrons. And will not be sold 
here! Neither will Argentine seed. True, 
it is lower in price—widely offered. Not 
worth risking when these truly DEPEND- 
ABLE Hoffman strains are to be had. 
Alfalfa Seed Prices: 
So many factors may affect cost figures 
and therefore selling prices. Will you 
please co-operate in this plan? 
Order quantity wanted, remitting 
price list quotation. In any case of over- 
payment, Hoffman will then refund a 
portion of that purchase price ... as 
the exact lot which can be supplied at 
that time becomes known. (Until each 
lot arrives here from its source, its true 
cost won't be known.) 
No Hoffman seed will cost anybody 
above OPA ceiling price so long as it 
remains. When, as and if ceilings would 
be removed, most anything could hap- 
pen. 
Your confidence is earnestly re- 
quested in these matters of quality and 
price. It will not be betrayed. The hope 
is, and no effort will be spared to real- 
ize it, that a great many Hoffman patrons 
can be supplied with the alfalfa seed 
they require. 

Alfalfa Bare Spots? 
Cover them with the follow- 
ing mixture figured on a 
per acre basis: 6 pounds of 
timothy, 4 pounds of red 
clover and 2 pounds of al- 
sike on the thin spots. In 
some cases this can be in- 
creased to a little heavier 
seeding on an acre basis. 
This is particularly true if 
the total amount of thin 
spots in entire field is not 
much in actual acreage. 
Manure these thin spots, 
apply fertilizer on the basis 
of 300 to 350 pounds of 
3-12-6 or 4-12-4. It would 
probably not be advanta- 
geous to lime. Undoubtedly 
lime was applied at the time 
of seeding. 
Yellow Alfalfa 
When alfalfa turns yellow, 
an application of about 20 
pounds of borax per acre 
may help right things. 
Need Pasture 
An average cow giving 3.5 
per cent milk takes 100 
pounds of good _ pasture 
grass a day to produce 30 
pounds of milk and main- 
tain body weight. 
Manure Supplement 
Superphosphate added _ to 
manure supplies phosphorus, 
making a well-balanced fer- 
tilizer, een loss Of) ni- 
trogen by combining with 
the ammonia, and acts asa 
disinfectant and retards fer- 
mentation. 
Milking Idea 
“Managed milking” reduces 
udder irritation, makes cows 
last longer, produces more 
milk, saves time—discussed 
in Leaflet 110, Sept., 1944, 
Pa. State College. 
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Grass and Alfalfa 
When grown with grass, 
experience has shown less 
damage to alfalfa stands 
from winterheaving. Too, if 
serious heaving does take 
place, you're still ahead 
with a crop of grass hay as- 
sured. The grass gets some 
benefit for at least the first 
year from the nitrogen-fix- 
ing bacteria on the alfalfa 
roots. Also, alfalfa-grass 
mixtures are better for re- 
ducing erosion than alfalfa 
alone. 
Liming Helps 
Benefits of liming—more 
vigorous growth of legumes 
—corrects soil acidity and 
increases amount of avail- 
able calcium and magnesium 
—increases population of de- 
sirable soil bacteria—makes 
possible better rotations, 
improving soil organic mat- 
ter and tilth—greatly in- 
creases capacity to produce 
protein feeds. 
